F&I

Nissan Captive Joins AutoGravity Network

January 31, 2018
• by Staff

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. is the latest captive finance source to join AutoGravity’s car-shopping and financing platform, which allows car buyers to find their chosen vehicle at the dealership of their choice and arrange financing in four easy steps.

The AutoGravity platform is available across the United States. NMAC financing options are currently available on the AutoGravity app in California and will be available nationwide in mid-2018.

“NMAC wants to provide consumers the most seamless automotive financing process possible,” said NMAC President Kevin Cullum. “We use smartphones to manage many aspects of our lives, so it’s only natural for digital to be the next evolution in automotive financing.”

Based in Irvine, Calif., AutoGravity uses proprietary technology to connect consumers, finance sources, and dealers through a modern digital marketplace. Other captives on the car-buying platform include Audi, Hyundai Capital America, Volkswagen Credit, and Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. Westlake Financial and First Investors Financial Services are also available on the AutoGravity app.

“Our collaboration with Nissan is another great example of how AutoGravity is bringing technology to the forefront of the car-shopping experience,” said AutoGravity founder and CEO Andy Hinrichs. “As the ‘digital glue’ that brings buyers, dealers and finance providers together through one convenient smartphone app, AutoGravity is enhancing the way consumers find and finance a vehicle — right from the palm of their hands."

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